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In today’s news, The Guardian discusses the advantages of a chamber orchestra and ABO/Rhinegold awards announced. Also, Frank Peter Zimmermann receives a Stradivarius on loan and Kansai Jazz act sets Guinness record
Classical Music Magazine
ABO/Rhinegold awards presented to ‘backstage heroes’
The fifth annual ABO/Rhinegold awards were announced on 20 January at Birmingham’s Town Hall. The awards were presented at the ABO conference dinner by Classic FM’s Margherita Taylor
The Guardian
The chamber orchestra: why small is beautiful
Mozart, Brahms and Schumann all worked with, and wrote for, chamber orchestras, whose compact size is a huge advantage to composers and audiences alike. Why do we neglect them today?
The Strad
Frank Peter Zimmermann receives ‘General Dupont’, ‘Grumiaux’ Stradivarius on long-term loan
The Chinese owner of the ‘General Dupont’, ‘Grumiaux’ Stradivarius has agreed to loan the instrument to violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann for an initial period of two years
The Japan Times
Kansai jazz act Golden Senior Trio sets Guinness record as the world’s oldest
OSAKA – After more than 60 years of passion for jazz music, a Japanese jazz trio has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the band with the world’s oldest average age — 83 years
Musik heute
Plácido Domingo wird 75 – “Tenorissimo” feiert im Fußballstadion
Madrid – Ruhe gönnt er sich nicht: Plácido Domingo, der am (heutigen) Donnerstag 75 Jahre alt wird
NMZ
Berliner Festival Maerzmusik macht Zeit zum Thema
Das Berliner Festival Maerzmusik setzt sich dieses Jahr erneut mit Fragen der Zeit auseinander
Deutschlandradio Kultur
Una Corda, die Neuerfindung des Klaviers?
Das Una Corda ist ein Klavier, bei dem jede Taste nur einer Saite zugeordnet ist. Entwickelt wurde es von dem Instrumentenbauer David Klavins. Auch in einer virtuellen Variante bereichert es die Klavierwelt
France Musique
Le festival d’Aix-en-Provence dévoile son programme 2016
Le festival international d’art lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence a levé le voile sur sa programmation. Pour sa 68e édition, le festival accueillera pour la première fois le cinéaste et metteur en scène Christophe Honoré
Classicalite
Bartlett Sher’s Opera Othello to Air on PBS
It seems that Bartlett Sher is truly everywhere going into 2016. According to the latest gossip news updates, in addition to having his successful revival of The Fiddler on the Roof PBS will soon be airing his take on Verdi’s Othello as well
Telegraph Music @TeleMusicNews Gordon Lightfoot will play @RoyalAlbertHall in May, his first UK gigs for decades. See @MartinChilton interview http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/gordon-lightfoot-the-queen-likes-my-canadian-railroad-trilogy-so/ …
Music History @today_classical #Today in 1896 Death of #baritone Fritz #Arlberg #MusicHistory #classicalmusic
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Kansai Jazz act Golden Senior Trio/The Japan Times